While my colleague, Scott Burgess, got to carve through the scenic mountains in Mallorca in the new 2015 Porsche Boxster GTS and Cayman GTS, I got to do some carving of my own, in the scenic hills of Monterey, at a little place known as Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Not quite as exotic, but I definitely think I got the better end of that deal.
On hand at MRLS, Porsche had a Boxster, Boxster S, and Boxster GTS as well as a Cayman, Cayman S, and Cayman GTS. All of us there got to lap each, following an instructor in a 911 Turbo S. Our sessions consisted of three hot laps, then a pit, swapping of cars, then repeat until we had time in each vehicle. Was it enough time to really enjoy each for what it was? Not a chance. But it did give us just enough time to feel the difference between each. And, hey, any time spent lapping at MRLS is a good time.
Let's start with the Boxster GTS. The one we sampled was equipped with Porsche's brilliant PDK transmission. The first thing you notice is the power difference among the three Boxsters -- more specifically, the lack of power in the base Boxster. Entering and going through the corners, the base was on par with its more powerful siblings, but exiting corners and the points in between -- the other two Boxsters just walked away. Stability in all three was good over the hill through turn 1, though the rear did get light. Going into turn 2, you could feel the weight shift forward, making the rear get light and want to wiggle a little. You can probably attribute this to the lack of a fixed roof and less aggressive suspension tuning, making the Boxster a little less rigid.
Watch the 2015 Porsche Cayman GTS Shred a Go-Kart Track Once settled down, you can really steer the car with both the wheel and your right foot and, with the S and GTS, you can make the Boxster drift a little through corners at will. Not the fastest way, but a smile-inducing way for sure. The rest of the lap around MRLS is as expected with a nimble, roofless mid-engine car, with the fun increasing as the horsepower and torque rise.
De Los Nuevos Porsche Boxster Gts 2015 Y Porsche Cayman Gts 2015
De Los Nuevos Porsche Boxster Gts 2015 Y Porsche Cayman Gts 2015
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